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Great post! I agree. Memphis has much more talent overall. Wish D-B played tougher opponents so we could be ready for the full 4 quarter battles during the playoffs. Malik is talented enough to play major college football in the right system. At the Mobile, AL Nike Combine in March he finished ranked 25th out of 1,304 kids mostly from FL, GA, AL & MS.

Don't start this "is this the year?" junk again gentlemen. All the Indians need to be focused on is the Volunteer Falcons and big ol' Conner Trent. We've been talking about "is this the year" since 1969. I love D-B, played there, can spout off the names and stats like Rain Man like many of you guys, but let's stay focused on winning the next game before we start making room in the trophy case for that elusive gold ball. Roll Tribe!

Here's a list I compiled for active 2012 players. If they got cut in preseason I didn't add them. The list may not be 100% correct but I did look at the guys previously listed. I'm aware of 28 active NFL and 4 active CFL players who played high school football in Tennessee: Current NFL Players Who Played High School Football In TN Player High School NFL Team Randall Cobb Alcoa Packers Dustin Colquitt Bearden Chiefs Scott Wells Brentwood Academy Rams King Dunlap Brentwood Academy Eagles Michael Oher Briarcrest Ravens Greg Hardy Briarcrest Panthers Michael Coe Cordova Giants Gerald Sensabaugh Dobyns-Bennett Cowboys Daniel Kilgore Dobyns-Bennett 49ers Coty Sensabaugh Dobyns-Bennett Titans Jason Witten Elizabethton Cowboys Tyson Clabo Farragut Falcons Tim Dobbins Glencliff Texans Patrick Turner Goodpasture Jets Patrick Willis Hollow Rock-Bruceton 49ers Garrett Reynolds Knox Carter Falcons Harrison Smith Knoxville Catholic Vikings Dont'a Hightower Marshall County Patriots Dan Williams Memphis East Cardinals Cassius Vaughn Memphis East Colts Golden Tate Pope John Paul II Seahawks Lee Smith Powell Bills Ramon Foster Ripley Steelers Aubrayo Franklin Science Hill Chargers Jerome Felton Sequoyah Vikings Jabari Greer Jackson South Side Saints Frank Omiyale Whites Creek Seahawks Dontari Poe Wooddale Chiefs Others Phillip Merling Cordova Packers (Just released by the Packers today) B.J. Coleman McCallie Packers Practice Squad Levi Brown Mt. Juliet Roughriders CFL Eric Taylor Franklin County BC Lions CFL Gerald Riggs, Jr. Red Bank Argonauts CFL Adarius Bowman Notre Dame Eskimos CFL (injured reserve) Demonte' Bolden Tyner Academy Stampeders CFL Ayanga Okpokowuruk McCallie Argonauts CFL (practice squad)

Some others not listed on your consolidation/merger page on hsfdatabase from Sullivan County: Blountville Tigers - blue and gold, fielded football teams 1963 thru 1967 seasons, consolidated into Sullivan Central 1968 Holston Institute Eagles / Holston High (Blountville, TN)- non-football school consolidated into Sullivan Central 1968. Bluff City non-football school consolidated into Sullivan East 1969. Mary Hughes H.S. (Piney Flats, TN)non-football school consolidated into Sullivan East 1969. Holston Valley Rebels non-football school consolidated into Sullivan East 1969.

Surgoinsville Eagles - orange and black - consolidated into Volunteer High School 1980

Any recruiting updates? Any word on visits, offers, etc for Sensabaugh, Hall, Seabolt, Steele, Cannon, Leeper, etc???????? No coach or player bashing please.

Congrats to the Indians for a great season. You played hard the whole game like true DBHS Indians. I wish the seniors good luck as you go out into the world and you will find the life lessons you learned under Graham and the staff will help you face tough times, bounce back from failure and become productive young men and community leaders. Hope Bearden continues to play well and reaches the championship game. Roll Tribe Roll!

Roll Tribe!!!! Good luck Indians!

I love Ralphie but the best lineman IMO from South was Sam Haynie. Ralph was strong, Anthony was big but Haynie could clean ya clock. Kyle Carter and Jeff Templeton were talented too. Those 5 would be my picks for all-time line for South. Sullivan High/Sullivan West the predessor of South produced several good ones: Wayne Peters and Gene Harkelroad are two that come to mind. Best ever from Kingsport was Hal Miller, high school and college first team All-American and NFL player. D-B has had quite a few good lineman. Denver Crawford who played at UT, drafted by the Packers and was All-Pro for the New York Yankees in the AAFL, Larry Cage, high school All-american played at Georgia, Kyle Shipley who played at Ole Miss, David Steadman who was a high school All-american, played at Georgia Tech and was drafted by the Rams, Jack Fulkerson who played at Southern Miss and was drafted by the Packers. Leon Duncan, David Light, Lee Johnson, Aaron Ferguson, Mel Joseph and Clay Harkelroad were great as well. Jim Beverly from Sullivan North, Tony Williams from Sullivan Central. Ketron and Lynn View produced several major college lineman as well. Of course Hincke you were quite the lineman yourself, 1999 All-State.

Could Cifers play now?!?!? Yes, he's one of a hand full of SEC/NFL RB's from the 1940's who could still play the game at that level today. Not many HS running backs could win state championships in both the low and high hurdles as well as the shot and discus just as a fun activity to stay in shape during the football off season. Cifers was a 5'11", 200lbs guy who ran a legit 4.4 forty, had an uncanny agility, speed and power combination who is the TSSAA Track Athlete of The 20th Century and would have been a Heisman contender his senior year at UT if not for WWII cutting his college career short. Chris is a talented, well mannered, intelligent kid who I think will have a tremendous senior season. This new offense should benefit Chris and highlight his abilities which IMO are perfectly suited for the fullback position in the flex offense. I still think Chris can play OLB at the major college level and look forward to seeing him on both sides of the ball this year. Roll Tribe!

Almost football time! Good luck '10 Indians! Roll Tribe! Great to here Luke is on the staff!

There was a guy in Texas a couple years ago who kept the national records. Here's the Tennessee Top 20 through 2008. Shows National Rank, State Rank, 2008 record, total wins, winning percentage and all-time record. National High School Football All Time Wins Ranking Through 2008 Season Natl-State---- School---------------------Wins------Winning% 21---1----Dobyns-Bennett, Tn-(10-1)--710----.7645 (710-209-28) 48---2------Montgomery Bell, Tn--(10-2)---660------.6709 (660-312-46) 52---3------Maryville, Tn-----(14-1)------658------.7453 (658-214-33) 66---4------Baylor School, Tn---(5-5)----639------.6874 (639-280-39) 122--5------Christian Bros, Tn------------610------.6535 (610-314-40) 139--6------Memphis Central, Tn--------------604------.6073 (604-383-43) 150--7------Haywood, Tn--------(9-3)-----601------.6369 (601-336-31) 230--9------Knoxville Central, Tn---(4-6)-------574------.6823 (574-260-27) 236--10-----Alcoa, Tn-----------------------573------.6761 (573-269-21) 289--11-----Oak Ridge, Tn-------(4-6)-------562------.7774 (562-157-11) 297--12-----Huntingdon, Tn-------(6-6)------559------.6688 (559-273-15) 303--13-----Milan, Tn------------(14-1)------557------.6364 (552-310-16) 355--14----Union City, Tn---------(10-2)-----545------.5899 (545-375-26) 429--15-----Smith County, Tn----(9-3)------528------.6361 (528-299-19) 436--16-----Springfield, Tn------(0-10)------527------.5917 (527-357-43) 564--17-----Tennessee High, Tn--(8-4)-----508------.6340 (508-289-20) 564--18-----Greenville, Tn-------(11-3)-----508------.5864 (508-353-32) 649--19-----Germantown, Tn-----(10-3)---494------.6813 (494-230-4) 750--20-----Loudon, Tn----------(8-5)------480------.6244 (480-286-19) I have all the Dobyns-Bennett scores from 1921 to 1979 I've been promising to put into electronic format and send to the high school database. I'll get that completed.

Good Luck Indians! The real season starts today! Roll Tribe Roll

A.C. Reynolds H.S. in Asheville, NC is normally a 4A (largest classification in NC) power in the Tarheel State and is only about 80 miles from Kingsport.

OK going old school here.... Derrick Hord, from Tennessee High, Bristol, TN ....he was Parade All-American in 1978 and 1979, McDonald's All-American in 1979, all SEC at Kentucky in 1981-82 season, drafted by Cleveland but never played in NBA. Skip Brown, from Dobyns-Bennett, Kingsport, TN...High School All-American 1973, All-American at Wake Forest 1977, All ACC 1976 and 1977, had 2034 career points, second to Mugsy Bogues in career assists with 579, drafted by Boston but never played in NBA. 34 former and current ACC players went to high school in Tennessee, here's a link: http://www.scacchoops.com/forms/PlayerDatabase.asp

Any All-Time Maryville List has to start with the 4 NFL Alums: Jimmy "Cowboy" Hill James Clifford Hill Position: HB Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 188 Born: 7/21/1929, in Knoxville, TN, USA High School: Maryville (TN) College: University of Tennessee 1951 Detroit Lions 1952 Detroit Lions 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers and Knox "Buster" Ramsey Knox Wagner Ramsey Position: G/T Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 216 Born: 2/13/1926, in Speed, IN, USA High School: Maryville (TN) College: The College of William & Mary 1948 Los Angeles Dons 1949 Los Angeles Dons 1950 Chicago Cardinals 1951 Chicago Cardinals 1952 Philadelphia Eagles 1952 Washington Redskins 1953 Washington Redskins & also head coach of Buffalo Bills in 1960-1961 Aaron "Heavy" Grant Aaron T. Grant, Jr. (Heavy) Position: C Height: 6' 2'' Weight: 285 Born: 7/3/1908, in Roane County, TN, USA High School: Maryville (TN) College: Tennessee Wesleyan College, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 1930 Portsmouth Spartans Danny Ray Spradlin Position: LB Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 228 Born: 3/3/1959, in Maryville, TN, USA High School: Mayville (TN) College: University of Tennessee 1981 Dallas Cowboys 1982 Dallas Cowboys 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1985 St. Louis Cardinals

Congrats to the Indians for a great season. Seniors we appreciate your contributions to the program, school and community. Take this experience and use it to be the best you can if life....hope the lessons and work ethic gained has prepared you to face life's challenges! Roll Tribe!

Any kid who shows up for two a days in August, never misses a practice and gives his (or her) best on the practice field and weight room contributes to the success of the team on Friday night whether they ever make it on the field during a game or not. Graham nor Ted Wilson nor Fred Walton before him has ever gave a heck about how much money a player's daddy has or how much clout they have with the school board or QB Club. Graham does a tremendous job of molding and motivating these boys to excel on the field and tries to prepare them to be a success in life. A public message board is not an appropriate place for this BS. The D-B coaching staff is an excellent group of men who are passionate about the game and the opportunity to contribute to the growth of Kingsport's youth. Roll Tribe

Great kid and great family! I wish Chris success. They have some cousins in SW Virginia who are great athletes too. Jaymil is a senior running back at J.I. Burton and Boo Sensabaugh played at J.I. Burton and started at corner for West Virginia a few years ago.

A strong running game gives you a chance to have a better passing game! D-B has had talented QB's the past three seasons but due to such an inconsistent running game they have lost several games and kept a few teams in games because they were ineffective on the ground! D-B has had excellent talent at running back, fullback and offensive line but as much as the aerial attack has helped us, the lack of ball control and keeping the defense balanced has bitten them several times. I'm an old school three yards and a cloud of dust smack ya in your mouth lineman and always thought that passing the ball has three results of which two are not good, most of the time. Roll Tribe!

Good luck Indians in 2007! It's almost Football Time in Tennessee as The Maroon and Gray enter their 87th season! Roll Tribe Roll! Anyone on hear heard from Patrick Ghee? Just wondering what his prospects are for making the Seahawks roster.

The Mountain Empire Baptist School Mountaineers in Bristol, TN just won the National Association of Christian Athletics, Division 3, high school championship for eight-man football. School is just in it's third season and only has 13 players…only 40 total high school age students. http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/sports

Keep you heads up Indians and fans! Seniors we appreciate your hard work and dedication. Use this experience as a foundation to build a successful life. This was a bitter defeat. My only comment is that D-B needs to play better out of conference competition like the old days! Back in the heyday of D-B football we took on the top teams from Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida. I know KCS has budget constraints but I'd much rather see D-B lose to a tough out of state team once or twice a year than beat local 4A teams by 40 points. Hopefully we can find a way to schedule the McCallie, Riverdale, MBA calibur teams regular season to prepare the boys for the playoffs. Bringing home a gold ball would make everybody forget about loses to out of state power houses at seasons end! Roll Tribe!

I guess you two are Riverdale fans? Dennis Harrison is the best football player Riverdale has ever produced and has 136 NFL games under his belt to prove it. Dennis Harrison Position: DE/DT Height: 6' 8'' Weight: 280 Born: 7/31/1956, in Cleveland, OH, USA High School: Riverdale (Murfreesboro, TN) College: Vanderbilt Regular Season Stats DEF INTS FUMBLES Year AGE Team LG GP SK SFY INT YDS LNG TD TOT OWR OPR YDS TD 1978 22 PHI NFL 16 0.0 0 1 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1979 23 PHI NFL 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1980 24 PHI NFL 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1981 25 PHI NFL 13 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1982 26 PHI NFL 9 10.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1983 27 PHI NFL 16 11.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1984 28 PHI NFL 16 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1985 29 LAM NFL 12 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1986 30 ATL NFL 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1986 30 SFO NFL 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1987 31 ATL NFL 11 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 NFL Season Totals 136 39.5 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 7 16 0

I guess he's related to Stefen Scotten from Cleveland who played at Georgia Tech in the late 80's/early 90's?!?!